Frankenstein's Castle

From Worms, we headed just a little ways up the autobaun to the Frankstein Castle. Ryan and I have visited it before, but it was dark and halloween. There were scarey people everywhere and lots of scarey noises. Seeing it during the day was completely different and near as scarey as it is at night. During this trip, there was a fest going on where there were booths here and there where kids could learn things and play with different things. There were not many, if any, that spoke english, so it was quite a challenge to understand and then translate to Cullen just what they were saying. Over all, he understood and we could figure it out. He was able to try some armor on and even shoot a cross-bow. He loved every minute of it, but by the time the day was over, let's just say he was pooped from all the walking. You can't really see a good picture of the castle, just because it is in the woods, but I have attached what I did get of it.

~History over the road~

Not sure what it is, but thought it is beautiful!

~Cullen was in heaven~

~Inside the main tower~ ~looking down at an old catpult~

~Cullen shooting the crossbow~

~The cute little cathedral~

~The boys talking about it all~

~The famous smart car~

Cullen loved the fact that Ryan could lift this car!

Loving all the traveling,

Little Day Trips Here and There...

Another day after work, we all headed to Worms, Germany to see the largest cathedral in Germany. It is HUGE and BEAUTIFUL! The way things are left unlocked, open, and ungaurded just seems to amaze me. You can not see things like this in the states without some wild child spray painting or knocking statue's over. Here in Europe, churches are left unlocked, offering's boxes are left out, and candles are left burning. I can honestly say that I have never seen that happen in the states. There are homeless here, that don't even bother things. Once again, all these pictures really don't give this cathedral any justice. Hope you enjoy!

After walking all around in this HUGE cathedral, we walked across the street to the Worms Museum to see what all we could see.

~The boys talking about things~

~My boy being silly~

~Such a mess~

~A little big doll house~

~One of many churches~

Loving all these little towns,

Downtown Mannheim

One day after I got off work, everyone was ready so I rushed to change clothes and headed downtown. When Ryan and I arrived to the Mannheim Community, we had to take a class which was called Head Start. Head Start is a class in which you get familiar with the German economy and the surrounding area. We took a trip to downtown Mannheim with our class and it was just BEAUTIFUL. So, when family comes to visit, we must take them into the city to see the sites. It is so close and able to see it all in one afternoon, so it works out perfect. Mannheim is known for the water tower, which is where the fests that happen in town all go on around the base and down the streets around the tower. Attached are just a few pictures to show how beautiful Mannheim is in the summer time. Let's just say that downtown Mannheim looks totally different in the summer than in the winter! Hope you enjoy all the pictures!

From the water tower, we walked across town to an old castle which is now the University. It is huge and has a BEAUTIFUL church attached to it. These pictures really do the church no justice and is something that you have to see with your own eyes to believe and see just how beautiful it is.

From one BEAUTIFUL church to another! Inside these churches, you can not use your flash due to the paintings. The large number's of flashes will fade the painting over time, so we do our part and turn our off! With all the windows, a flash is really not needed during the day!

Loved having family here,

Heidelberg Castle...

After the week of Cullen getting to be here by himself, Vickey (mother-in-law) and Caitlin (sister-in-law), came to stay the last two weeks with us. We picked them up from the airport, came home, freshened up, and headed out. We tried to keep them awake to get them on our time schedule or their trip here was going to be hard. Coming this way over the ocean is always harder. Once you arrive here, the states are sleeping, so your body is really wanting to go to bed. We headed out to the Heidelberg Castle to make the day pass a little faster.

~From the courtyard~~One of the many statue's out in the courtyard~

~Bonding Time~

~From the inside~

~Infront of the HUGE wine barrel~

~Looking out over Heidelberg~

Loving the Beautiful Country Side,